Numbers 22:9:2Num.22.9.W2TAB
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
elohim
“God”
- Transliteration
- e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-VO e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-ya-VO e-lo-HIM el-bil-AM
- sentence
va-ya-VO e-lo-HIM el-bil-AM va-yo-MER MI ha-a-na-SHIM ha-E-le im-MAKH
Exegesis
The preposition ʾel {אֶל | ʾel} ‘to’ with Bilʿam {בִּלְעָם | Bilʻam} ‘Balaam’ sets the spatial orientation.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph-lamed-heth
“god, mighty one”
In context — Numbers 22:9
And God came to Balaam and said, “Who are these men with you?”
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 22:9, so the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִ֖ים (elohim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Num.22.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.9.W2.S1) and character.